Search results for "Fractures"
Calcium intake does not appear to decrease fracture risk in older patients
A new study indicates that calcium supplements with or without vitamin D do not protect older people in general from fractures, and an editorialist suggests that 700 to 800 mg of dietary calcium daily for adults is probably enough.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/06/1.htm
6 Oct 2015
ACP strongly recommends generic bisphosphonates, denosumab to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis
The guideline focuses on the comparative benefits and risks of short- and long-term drug treatments for low bone density or osteoporosis, including prescriptions, calcium, vitamin D, and estrogen.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/09/1.htm
9 May 2017
Fall, fracture risk may be increased with prostate-selective alpha antagonists in older men
Men 66 years of age and older who had filled a first outpatient prescription for tamsulosin, alfuzosin, or silodosin were compared with men who had not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/03/2.htm
3 Nov 2015
RSV vaccine approved; several actions on opioids
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/rsv-vaccine-approved-several-actions-on-opioids.htm
1 Jun 2023
Bisphosphonates to carry warning about femur fractures
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/9.htm
19 Oct 2010
Guiding clinicians through GI diagnoses
ACP Internist wraps up highlights of Digestive Disease Week, including dyspepsia, weight loss and incontinence, as well as the latest about the risks of proton-pump inhibitors and antithrombotics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/gastrowrap.htm
1 Sep 2009
Bisphosphonates not associated with femoral fractures, study suggests
MKSAP Quiz: recurrent visual disturbance, headache
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/30/2.htm
30 Mar 2010
Hip fractures among nursing home residents are associated with high mortality rates, functional decline
The frequently poor outcomes of nursing home residents who have a hip fracture were quantified by a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/01/2.htm
1 Jul 2014
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up for a wrist fracture
This week's quiz asks readers to reevaluate a 55-year-old man during a follow-up examination for a wrist fracture and anemia.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/19/3.htm
19 Aug 2014
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021